hunch down
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She picks up on the cues from her handlers and will hunch down and surge out of her pen as the public-address announcer bellows, “Here comes Ralphie!” followed by, “and the Colorado Golden Buffaloes!”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2019
In the tunnels we’re probably more worried about the rusty screws that are jutting down from the ceiling and will rake across our scalps if we don’t hunch down.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2018
My mom’s shoulders hunch down and a little excitement drains out of her face.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
My shoulders hunch down as I feel weakness on me.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Two hours into the climb, the wind kicked up so fiercely that it was all he could do to hunch down and cling to the rock, praying he would not beblown off the mountain.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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